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title: "New York Long-Term Care Planning | Funding LTC Marketplace"
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description: "New York long-term care planning combines spend-down, pooled income trusts, MAPT timing, and probate-aware home planning."
last_updated: 2026-10-20
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New York · Planning Ahead

# New York Long-Term Care Planning

Last updated 2026-10-20

Planning for long-term care in New York starts from a different premise than in many states: instead of a hard income cap, an applicant with excess income can meet a Medicaid spend-down using qualifying medical expenses.

There's also a specialized tool for certain applicants: an SSA-certified disabled person, including someone 65 or older, may be able to use a pooled income trust to disregard monthly excess income for Community Medicaid purposes — as long as deposits are made in the same month the income is received.

Beyond spend-down and pooled trusts, most comprehensive New York plans also weigh MAPT timing against the active five-year institutional look-back, and factor in the state's probate-only approach to estate recovery when deciding how to title or transfer a home.

## New York figures

- Institutional look-back: 60 months
- Pooled income trust deposit timing rule: Same month income is received

## Sources and official resources

- [New York DOH: Nursing Home Transition and Diversion Waiver](https://www.health.ny.gov/facilities/long_term_care/nhtd/participant/)
- [CMS: 2026 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards](https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/cib04272026.pdf)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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